Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

• Saturday, June 22nd 2019 - 08:56 UTC

  Brazilian evangelical pastor and husband of a lawmaker killed by two of 51 adopted children

  

  Police in Brazil suspects an evangelical pastor, the husband of a prominent federal lawmaker, was shot dead this week by two of their 55 children following an extramarital “betrayal,” according to news reports on Friday.

• Friday, June 21st 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Bolsonaro returns indigenous land claims to the Ministry of Agriculture

  

  Right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro issued a new decree putting decisions on indigenous land claims in the hands of the Ministry of Agriculture, four weeks after Congress rebuffed him on the move that is sought by Brazil’s farm lobby.

• Thursday, June 20th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Bolsonaro insists with private savings accounts for the pensions' reform

  

  Brazil’s congressional committee on pension reform began debating a revised bill, as president Jair Bolsonaro urged lawmakers to rethink their move to drop his plan to introduce a retirement system based on private savings accounts.

• Thursday, June 20th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Brazilian Justice minister Moro blames organized crime for the hacking of his messages

  

  Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro said on Wednesday that a criminal organization was responsible for leaks of his private messages as a federal judge, which raised questions about his ethics while overseeing a major corruption probe.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2019 - 09:46 UTC

  Brazil Senate overturns Bolsonaro's decree allowing arms for self defense

  

  Brazil’s Senate on Tuesday overturned a decree signed last month by right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro that drastically expanded the number of people allowed to carry weapons in public.

• Monday, June 17th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Bolsonaro sacks moderate member of his “military” cabinet

  

  Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro replaced his minister in charge of political relations with Congress, the presidential spokesman said. Government Secretary Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz was fired during a meeting with Bolsonaro, according to reports in the Brazilian media last week.

• Monday, June 17th 2019 - 09:15 UTC

  Brazil scraps visas for tourists from US, Canada, Japan and Australia

  

  Effective June 17, tourists from the United States, Canada, Japan and Australia will no longer need a visa to visit Brazil. Travellers with a valid passport will be able to explore Brazil for up to 90 days, with the possibility of extending their stay to up to 180 days (though expect a visit to the Federal Police to get the extension approved).

• Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Thousands of public workers join the first general strike against Brazil's Bolsonaro reforms

  

  Protests have been held across Brazil as thousands of public workers take part in a general strike against a government proposal to reform pensions. The strike, the first since far-right President Jair Bolsonaro took office in January, has affected public transport, schools and banks.

• Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 08:12 UTC

  Bolsonaro criticizes Judges decision to criminalize homophobia

  

  Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro on Friday criticized the Supreme Court's decision to criminalize homophobia, saying it could “hurt” gays by deterring companies from hiring them.

• Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 08:06 UTC

  Bolsonaro stabber declared mentally ill and was jailed for an “indefinite period”

  

  A Brazilian judge on Friday acquitted a mentally ill man of attacking president Jair Bolsonaro on last year's campaign trail, but jailed him for an “indefinite period”. Adelio Bispo de Oliveira stabbed Bolsonaro in the stomach on Sep 6 during a campaign rally in Juiz de Fora, in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais.